See the map below showing the proposed new road location for the Anvil Lake Operating Area. Planning for a harvest in the area is ongoing and will not be finalized until the late fall of this year, pending ongoing mapping by staff along with input from the public and discussion with neighbours in the area. The earliest that harvesting would get under way is February of 2023, and the timing will be based on a range of factors including market conditions.
In the meantime, road work is planned to commence in the fall once the wildfire risk is over while conditions are dry to minimize impact and give the road time to set up over the winter before being used. The proposed road location was selected to minimizing the impact on sensitive areas, provide safe turning and tie in with the public road, and working with the geography in the area in order to minimize the overall impact while respecting the neighbours in the area.
At this point the proposed road location is just a draft as consultations with neighbours are ongoing.
Anvil Lake Proposed Road Draft August 2023
See the Operations Plan map below for a larger perspective of the area. Note that all areas in green are part of the operable timber harvesting landbase, approximately 66 percent of the community forest area. The areas in pink are netted out as sensitive areas.
Cortes ComFor Operation Plan Map 20171201
This map shows the same data but with net down areas colour coded for various types.
You can also look at the area of the new road with the backdrop of the sensitive ecosystem map: